Average weather, temperature, rainfall, sunshine hours
The climate of Manzanillo is
tropical, hot all year round, with a dry, less hot period from December to April and a muggy, rainy period from June to October.
The city is located on the southern coast of Mexico, in the state of Colima.
From June to November (but with a higher probability from August to October), there is the risk of
hurricanes. For example, the city was hit hard by a hurricane in October 1959.
The
average temperature of the coldest month (March) is of 24.3 °C (76 °F), that of the warmest months (July, August) is of 28.7 °C (84 °F). Here are the average temperatures.
Manzanillo - Average temperatures| Month | Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec |
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| Min (°C) | 20 | 20 | 20 | 20 | 22 | 25 | 25 | 25 | 24 | 24 | 23 | 22 |
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| Max (°C) | 29 | 29 | 29 | 29 | 30 | 32 | 32 | 32 | 32 | 32 | 31 | 30 |
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| Min (°F) | 68 | 68 | 68 | 68 | 72 | 77 | 77 | 77 | 75 | 75 | 73 | 72 |
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| Max (°F) | 84 | 84 | 84 | 84 | 86 | 90 | 90 | 90 | 90 | 90 | 88 | 86 |
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amounts to 970 millimeters (38.2 inches) per year: so, it is at an intermediate level. It ranges from 5 mm (0.2 in) in the driest months (February, March, April) to 270 mm (10.6 in) in the wettest (September). Here is the average precipitation.
Manzanillo - Average precipitation| Month | Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | Year |
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| Prec.(mm) | 30 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 10 | 120 | 140 | 215 | 270 | 125 | 25 | 15 | 970 |
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| Prec.(in) | 1.2 | 0.2 | 0.2 | 0.2 | 0.4 | 4.7 | 5.5 | 8.5 | 10.6 | 4.9 | 1 | 0.6 | 38.2 |
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| Days | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 9 | 14 | 15 | 16 | 7 | 2 | 2 | 67 |
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On average, there are around 2,855
sunshine hours per year. Here are the average sunshine hours per day.
Manzanillo - Sunshine| Month | Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec |
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| Hours | 8 | 9 | 8 | 9 | 9 | 8 | 7 | 7 | 6 | 8 | 8 | 7 |
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The
sea temperature ranges between 25 °C (77 °F) and 30 °C (86 °F). It is therefore high enough for swimming all year round. Here are the average sea temperatures.
Manzanillo - Sea temperature| Month | Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec |
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| Temp (°C) | 26 | 26 | 25 | 26 | 27 | 28 | 29 | 30 | 29 | 29 | 28 | 27 |
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| Temp (°F) | 79 | 79 | 77 | 79 | 81 | 82 | 84 | 86 | 84 | 84 | 82 | 81 |
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Best Time
Manzanillo can be visited from December to April, as it is a dry period and outside the hurricane season. Occasionally, the minimum temperature can drop to 15 °C (59 °F), so a sweatshirt for the evening can be useful.